What to Get Your Neighbors For Christmas - The Ultimate Holiday Gifting Guide (Part 1)
‘Tis the season for being neighborly! Holidays can be shared with more than family, especially when you live away from home. We see neighbors every day, they grow up with your kids, and everyone loves a backyard BBQ with their friends across the fence.
We’ve gathered a collection of Christmas gifts for neighbors to help you with your holiday gifting! Our company ships and delivers with luxury gift wrap, so you can send them to old neighbors and new ones.
This Santa’s list includes our favorite gift ideas from other companies that we know you’ll love, too. Enjoy this shopping adventure we’ve created just for you!
Christmas Gifts from The Basketry:
1. Holiday Hostess Tray & Towel Sets - $34.95
These puny dish-and-towel sets are hilarious and make great hostess gifts for neighbors hosting a Christmas party. You got that sweet invite? Show your thanks and share a laugh!
2. Oyster Shell Candle - $26.95
This candle is unique and screams Louisiana. It is the perfect, rustic Christmas gift for neighbors who miss Louisiana or for someone who loves their home state. Recycled oyster shells are elegantly arranged on a glass candle holder with a white wax candle inside.
3. Sweet Grace Flower Diffuser - $31.50
One of our best-sellers! This diffuser is great to put out before having guests over. Sweet Grace is the most popular and iconic scent in our store. Your neighbors will love this in their living space or bathroom.
4. Platters & Boards Book - $24.95
This cookbook is filled with SO many charcuterie board ideas and tips! It is perfect for the hostess at your next Christmas party, or to give them ideas for setting up their charcuterie board for their guests. It’s a beautiful book to put on display in their kitchen, too.
5. Happy Holidays - $159
All of our best-selling gourmet foods, all in one basket! This holiday gift basket is great for an entire family to share. It is festively wrapped and all ready to eat.
6. A Holiday Night In - $89
This gift box makes a great Christmas gift for neighbors and their families. The Christmas sugar cookie and holiday-wishes card give all the festive vibes! Your neighbors will love opening this package and enjoying each of the gourmet foods and the bottle of wine. Perfect for their Christmas Eve night at home!
Our Other Fave Holiday Picks:
1. Snow Globe Candle from Anthropologie - $38
Not only does this candle smell like a Christmas dream, but it also has a snowglobe on the lid! Its neutral colored ceramic holder goes perfect with anyone’s decor, and it makes a perfect Christmas gift for any candle lover on your list.
2. Personal Concrete Fireplace from Bespoke Post - $125
The perfect family or couple gift this season! This clean-burning, indoor fireplace is small and perfect for indoor or outdoor s’mores nights. It burns cleanly with isopropyl alcohol, so no harmful chemicals are invited to this party!
3. Recycled Wool Small Blanket in Dark Maple Tartan from The Tartan Blanket Co. - $70
The Tartan Blanket Co. recycles wool fabrics into the softest blankets. Your neighbors will feel cozy and warm in this luxurious throw. They also make pet blankets and picnic blankets–providing for the whole family!
4. Gift Tote from The Little Market - $16
These little burlap totes and gift bags are precious and promote reusing instead of throwing away gift wrap. They come with different sayings and even have a wine bag design! It’s a great way to package your Christmas treats or homemade gifts.
5. The Christmas Movie Cookbook from Uncommon Goods - $22
Movies and baking are two essential elements of Christmas. This cookbook is a combination of everyone’s favorite movies and snacks inspired by them. This is a great Christmas gift for neighbors who love movies and enjoy cooking with their family!
6. Woodland Spruce, Cinnamon Bark + Hazelnut Torrone from LAFCO - $52
We love LAFCO at The Basketry! Their clean-burning, soy candles are the finest we’ve found on the market. This gift set includes seasonal fragrances in decorative votive jars. These candles burn slowly and fill a large room with their fragrance.
7. Hand Blown Ornaments from Shop Mindful Gifts - $32
Who wouldn’t love this beautiful ornament? Give a Christmas memory for your neighbors to hang on their tree every year. Ornaments hold so many memories of people we meet over the years, and Christmastime is the perfect time for reflecting on our relationships!
8. Holiday Ceramic Mug Collection (Set of 4) from Pottery Barn - $60
These vintage-style mugs are a quirky addition to your Christmas dish collection! There are several different designs to choose from. Mugs make a great gift on their own, but pair them with candy or hot cocoa, and make a truly festive gift for your favorite neighbors around the block!
9. Date Night Box Winter Edition from The Artistic Box on Etsy - $59.99
A truly unique gift, this box would be perfect for a couple who enjoys leisurely date nights at home. It includes two ceramic mugs with cocoa as well as supplies and instructions to paint a simple watercolor illustration together!
10. Holiday Advent Calendar: 24 Days of Baking Cookies from Williams-Sonoma - $69.95
This advent calendar is another perfect family Christmas gift. For kids or adults who love to bake, these day-to-day cookie mixes really bring the holidays to life! It makes family cookie baking easy and fun.
11. Classic David's Holiday Banquet Gift Box from Harry & David - $79.99
Everyone’s heard of Harry & David gifts, but we all still cross our fingers to get one! This classic box has pears, chocolates, cookies and Moose Munch popcorn. You can’t go wrong gifting this box to a neighbor whose family has been the best of friends all year long. What a treat!
We hope your search for Christmas gifts for your neighbors will be much easier with our holiday gifting guide!
Neighbors are always there for us when we lock ourselves out of the house, when we can’t get home in time to meet our kids at the bus stop, and just for those afternoon coffees when we’re lonely. They are certainly different and special kinds of friends!
If you’d like to create your own unique gift that isn’t on our website, head to our Build a Gift page to hand-pick each item you’d like to send to your neighbor. We can ship and deliver your gifts, too! Reach out to us with any questions through the chat feature on our website.
Happy gifting!